Saint Pius has many opportunities for you and your family to grow closer to Christ this Lenten season. Please join us for our parish programs listed below, and check out the links at right for more ideas about living your faith this Lent!
Ash Wednesday Masses - February 22, 2023
Church: 6:45 a.m. | 8:45 a.m. | 12 noon | 4:45 p.m. | 6:30 p.m.
Livestream: 8:45 a.m.
(available on Facebook anytime after the Mass has completed)
2023 SPX Tuesday Night Lenten Series
Mass | Soup Supper | Children's Programming | Speaker | Discussion
Click on the link above to register for childcare, children's programs, or a discussion group!
2023 SPX Lenten Activities Calendar
2023 Lenten Afternoon of Retreat: "Encountering Christ on the Cross"
2023 SPX Lenten Commitment Card
Behold, now is a very acceptable time;
behold, now is the day of salvation. (2 Cor 5:20-6:2)
In the early Church, Lent was the time for the final preparation of catechumens, or adults seeking to join the Church through Baptism. Later, Lent became a time for public penance for serious sinners, who reconciled themselves to the Church through prayer, fasting, and rituals such as the imposition of ashes. In our modern era, Lent is a season of prayer and repentance for all Christians in preparation for the celebration of the Easter mysteries.
The holy season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts through Holy Week, culminating in the sacred days of the Paschal Triduum and leading us to rejoice with the risen Lord on Easter. Lent is a blessed opportunity for us to deepen our relationship with God. Practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are traditional ways to deepen our conversion to Christ throughout the season of Lent.